Facility details
- Address
- 141 N Main
Plainwell, MI 49080 - Phone
- (269) 685-6821
- Website
- plainwell.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Allegan County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Broken Arrow Recycling & Disposal Recycling 8.4 mi · Allegan, MI
- Waste Not Recycling of Michigan Recycling 9.0 mi · Kalamazoo, MI
- RT Waste Hauling & Recycling Recycling 9.2 mi · Kalamazoo, MI
- Alliance Metal Recycling Recycling 11.4 mi · Kalamazoo, MI
- Kalamazoo Metal Recyclers Metals 11.7 mi · Kalamazoo, MI
- Kalamazoo City Dept Public Services Transfer Station 11.9 mi · Kalamazoo, MI
- Comstock Township Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.1 mi · Comstock, MI
- Household Hazardous Waste Center Recycling 12.3 mi · Kalamazoo, MI
- Kalamazoo County Hazardous Waste Center Transfer Station 12.3 mi · Kalamazoo, MI
- Kalamazoo Pallet Repair L.L.C Recycling 12.8 mi · Kalamazoo, MI
Nearest landfill: South Kent Landfill, Byron Center — 23.0 mi
Area served
Serves Plainwell, Otsego, Martin, Kalamazoo, Nazareth, Richland, Shelbyville, Gobles, Hickory Corners, Delton, Allegan, Hopkins.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Allegan County, MI.
ZIP 49080 population 15,410.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)